diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/JobState.java b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/JobState.java
index d762278..4ddd143 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/JobState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/JobState.java
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ public enum JobState implements IngestState {
    */
   Pending {
     public List<IngestState> nextStates() {
-      return Arrays.asList(JobState.Held, JobState.Estimating);
+      return Arrays.asList(JobState.Held, JobState.Estimating, JobState.Failed);
+    }
+    public JobState fail() {
+      return JobState.Failed;
     }
   },
   /**
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ public JobState fail() {
   Failed {
     public List<IngestState> nextStates() {
       return Arrays.asList(
-        JobState.Estimating, JobState.Provisioning, JobState.Deleted, JobState.Downloading, JobState.Processing, JobState.Recording, JobState.Notify
+        JobState.Pending, JobState.Estimating, JobState.Provisioning, JobState.Deleted, JobState.Downloading, JobState.Processing, JobState.Recording, JobState.Notify
       );
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/MerrittLocks.java b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/MerrittLocks.java
index 9fc6136..f9fdd58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/MerrittLocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/MerrittLocks.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class MerrittLocks {
   public static void initLocks(ZooKeeper client) throws KeeperException, InterruptedException {
     QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.Locks.path);
     QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksQueue.path);
+    QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksLocalID.path);
     QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksStorage.path);
     QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksInventory.path);
     QueueItemHelper.createIfNeeded(client, QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksCollections.path);
@@ -79,6 +80,16 @@ public static boolean checkLockCollection(ZooKeeper client, String mnemonic) thr
     return QueueItemHelper.exists(client, Paths.get(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksCollections.path, mnemonic).toString());
   }
 
+  public static boolean lockObjectLocalID(ZooKeeper client, String lid) {
+    return createEphemeralLock(client, Paths.get(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksLocalID.path, lid.replaceAll(":?/", "_")).toString());
+  }
+  public static void unlockObjectLocalID(ZooKeeper client, String lid) throws InterruptedException, KeeperException {
+    QueueItemHelper.delete(client, Paths.get(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksLocalID.path, lid.replaceAll(":?/", "_")).toString());
+  }
+  public static boolean checkLockObjectLocalID(ZooKeeper client, String lid) throws KeeperException, InterruptedException {
+    return QueueItemHelper.exists(client, Paths.get(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksLocalID.path, lid.replaceAll(":?/", "_")).toString());
+  }
+
   public static boolean lockObjectStorage(ZooKeeper client, String ark) {
     return createEphemeralLock(client, Paths.get(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksStorage.path, ark.replaceAll(":?/", "_")).toString());
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/QueueItem.java b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/QueueItem.java
index c3a1fe5..50ff62b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/QueueItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/QueueItem.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public static enum ZkPaths {
     LocksQueueIngest("/locks/queue/ingest"),
     LocksQueueAccessSmall("/locks/queue/accessSmall"),
     LocksQueueAccessLarge("/locks/queue/accessLarge"),
+    LocksLocalID("/locks/localid"),
     LocksStorage("/locks/storage"),
     LocksInventory("/locks/inventory"),
     LocksCollections("/locks/collections");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/StateTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/StateTest.java
index cb5fcee..476c217 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/StateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/StateTest.java
@@ -285,4 +285,4 @@ public void JobRecoveryPath() {
       assertTrue(state.isDeletable());
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/ZKTestIT.java b/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/ZKTestIT.java
index 3bcc862..368313c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/ZKTestIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cdlib/mrt/zk/ZKTestIT.java
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public boolean skipListing(String path, Object dp) throws KeeperException, Inter
       }
       if (path.equals(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksInventory.path) || 
           path.equals(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksCollections.path) || 
+          path.equals(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksLocalID.path) || 
           path.equals(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksStorage.path) || 
           path.equals(QueueItem.ZkPaths.LocksQueue.path)) {
         return true;
@@ -1431,4 +1432,4 @@ public void findByUuid() throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, MerrittZK
       assertNull(bbb);
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/states.yml b/states.yml
index 4d0ea2d..6580692 100644
--- a/states.yml
+++ b/states.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ job_states:
   Pending:
     Held:
     Estimating:
+    Failed: {fail: true}
   Held:
     Pending:
     Deleted:
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ job_states:
   Completed:
   Deleted:
   Failed:
+    Pending:
     Estimating:
     Provisioning:
     Downloading: